Siv

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Sif.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Siv f

  1. (Norse mythology) Sif.
  2. a female given name

Usage notes[edit]

Matronymics

  • son of Siv: Sivjarson
  • daughter of Siv: Sivjardóttir

Declension[edit]

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Siv
Accusative Siv
Dative Siv
Genitive Sivjar

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • Siw (alternative spelling of the given name)

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Sif, from sif (“kindred, kinswoman”), from Proto-Germanic *sibjō.

Proper noun[edit]

Siv f

  1. (Norse mythology) Sif, the wife of Thor.
  2. a female given name from Old Norse, used since early 20th century

Related terms[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Sif. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1871 as Sif.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Siv c (genitive Sivs)

  1. (Norse mythology) Sif.
  2. a female given name

References[edit]

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 39 855 females with the given name siv living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Anagrams[edit]

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